James D. Houston Quotes

We were so fundamental that almost everything had been stripped away from the place of worship. Think of the role words can play, when all other enticements and sensual attractions are gone.

James D. Houston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 10, 1933 - April 16, 2009

Topics

WordsThinkPlacePlayWorshipGone

It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations, not its abolishment.

Jesse Helms

PeopleSurpriseKnowUnited Nations

We're not quite mainstage material. We're more like outhouse material!

Andrew Dost

MoreLikeQuiteMaterial

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Steve Allen

PatriotismTotalitarianism

Of course, women have long exercised influence behind the scenes. A few thousand years ago this drove Aristotle to distraction: 'What difference does it make whether women rule or the rulers are ruled by women? The result is the same.'

Stacy Schiff

WomenInfluenceLongResultSame

My dad was a scratch golfer growing up. When I'm on the road, I always bring my clubs with me.

Mat Kearney

MeGrowing UpRoadGrowingAlways

I'm not the type of woman who shows off my body; I'm a vocalist and I'm a writer and I think people see that more so than they see anything else. That's just who I am.

Jazmine Sullivan

WomanI AmPeopleThinkBodySee

The only reason I'm able to do music is because I'm making money on 'Community.' If I wasn't, I couldn't pay for things.

Donald Glover

MusicCommunityMoneyMaking Money

What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to.

Aubrey de Grey

DeathPeopleLongWantLivingAvoid

This baby comes out of you and there's no handbook. They hand you this child and say, 'Don't kill it. Feed it, clothe it and shelter it.' I never knew what that kind of love was. I remember looking at my daughter for the first time and wondering if that's the way my father looked at me.

Alicia Coppola

LoveFatherDaughterTimeChildMe

Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about.

Penelope Spheeris

NobodyTouchOutFoundWantedAbout

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

Thomas Jefferson

ManGovernmentHimselfEvery Man

I love working with smart-funny people.

Tom Bergeron

LovePeopleWorkingI Love

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